inhabit

in·hab·it  (n-hbt)

v. in·hab·it·ed, in·hab·it·ing, in·hab·its

v.tr.

1. To live or reside in.

2. To be present in; fill: Old childhood memories inhabit the attic.

v.intr. Archaic

To dwell.

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[Middle English enhabiten, from Old French enhabiter, from Latin inhabitre : in-, in; see in-² + habitre, to dwell, frequentative of habre, to have; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·habit·a·bili·ty n.

in·habit·a·ble adj.

in·habi·tation n.

in·habit·er n.

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inhabit

Verb

to live or dwell in [Latin inhabitare]

inhabitable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	inhabit - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods" live, populate, dwell tenant - occupy as a tenant neighbor, neighbour - live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house" lodge in, occupy, reside - live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor" domicile, domiciliate, reside, shack - make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida" people - furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated" overpopulate - cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated" cohabit, live together, shack up - share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple lodge - be a lodger; stay temporarily; "Where are you lodging in Paris?" bivouac, camp, camp out, encamp, tent - live in or as if in a tent; "Can we go camping again this summer?"; "The circus tented near the town"; "The houseguests had to camp in the living room" nest - inhabit a nest, usually after building; "birds are nesting outside my window every Spring" be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?" room, board - live and take one's meals at or in; "she rooms in an old boarding house"
	2.	inhabit - be present in; "sweet memories inhabit this house" infest - live on or in a host, as of parasites infest, overrun, invade - occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North" be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
	3.	inhabit - exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her mind" dwell exist, be - have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"

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inhabit

verb live in, people, occupy, populate, reside in, tenant, lodge in, dwell in, colonize, take up residence in, abide in, make your home in

Translations

inhabit [ɪnˈhæbɪt] vt → vivir en (= occupy); ocupar

inhabit [ɪnˈhæbɪt] vt → habiter

inhabit [ɪnˈhæbɪt] vt → bewohnen, wohnen in +dat

inhabit [ɪnˈhæbɪt] vt → abitare

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inhabit

v inhabit [inˈhabit]

(of people, animals etc) to live in (a region etc) Polar bears inhabit the Arctic region; That house is now inhabited by a Polish family.bewoonيَسْكُن، يَقْطُن، يُقيمобитавамobývatbebo(be)wohnenκατοκώ σεhabitarasustamaساکن بودن درasuahabiterלָגוּר בְּ-में निवास करनाstanovati(benn) lakikmenghunilifa/búa íabitare～に住む...에 살다gyventi (kur), apgyvendintiapdzīvot; mājotmendiamibewonenbo i, bebozamieszkiwaćhabitara locuiжить; обитатьbývať, obývaťprebivatinastanitibebo, befolkaอยู่อาศัยoturmak, yaşamak居住於жити, мешкатиبسنا، رہناsinh sống居住于

adj inˈhabitable

(negative uninhabitable) fit to be lived in The building was no longer inhabitable.bewoonbaarصالِح للسَّكَنобитаемobyvatelnýbeboeligbewohnbarκατοικίσιμοςhabitableelamiskõlblikقابل سکونتasuttavaksi kelpaavahabitableשֶׁאפשָר לָגוּר בּוֹरहने लायक, वास योग्यpogodan za stanovanjelakhatólayak dihuniíbúðarhæfurabitabile住める살기에 알맞은gyvenamasapdzīvojamsboleh didiamibewoonbaarbeboelignadający się do zamieszkaniahabitávellocuibilпригодный для жильяobývateľnýprimeren za bivanjenastanjivbeboeligอยู่ในyaşanabilir可居住的жилий; придатний для житлаقابل سکونتcó thể sinh sống可居住的

n inˈhabitant

a person or animal that lives permanently in a place the inhabitants of the village; tigers, leopards and other inhabitants of the jungle.bewoners, inwonersساكِن، قاطِن، مُقيمобитателobyvatel, -kaindbygger; beboerder/die Bewohner(in)κάτοικοςhabitanteelanik, asukasساکنasukashabitant/-anteתּוֹשָׁבनिवासीstanovniklakó, lakospenghuniíbúiabitante住人거주자gyventojasiedzīvotājs; iemītniekspenghunibewonerinnbygger, beboermieszkaniechabitantelocuitorжитель; обитательobyvateľ, -kaprebivalecstanovnikinvånareผู้อาศัยyaşayan, oturan居民житель, мешканецьباشندہcư dân居民